02-20-2008, 06:35 PM
Yeah Rocky, february 44 in Italy must've been horrendous.
My Dad was always a faithful letter writer to his family, but from the dday landing at Anzio Jan22nd till March 1 - he wrote no letters. No time for that.
The first letter he wrote March 1 "Anzio Beachhead" to his sister Mary:
"Dear Mary, you guessed that I'd landed at Anzio. I guess you sort of figured something was going on after you stop hearing from me for awhile - and also from the newspapers".
"Something" was going on alright! That "something" was Anzio & Cassino.
There must've been alot of families anxiously awaiting letters from their boys in Italy.
mary ann